Sigal Prishtina

KB Prishtina
Nickname Sigal Prishtina
Leagues ETC Superliga
Kosovo Cup
Balkan International Basketball League
Founded 1970
History 1970 - Present
Arena Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve
(Capacity: 3,000)
Location Pristina, Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Team colors White and Blue
         
President Kosovo Blerand Stavileci
Head coach Republic of Macedonia Marjan Ilievski
Team captain Kosovo Edmond Azemi
Championships 9 Kosovo Superleagues
8 Kosovo Cups
3 Kosovo Supercups
1 Balkan League
Uniforms
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KB Prishtina is a professional basketball club based in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] The club competes in the Kosovo ETC Superliga and in the Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). KB Prishtina is the most successful club in Kosovo. During the last 13 years, KB Prishtina has won 9 National Championships, 8 National Cups and 3 Super Cups. Since 2013 Sigal Prishtina has been competing in the Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL).

Arena

The club's arena is Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, specifically the "Lesser Coliseum" (Salla e Vogël) of the Youth Palace, which has a maximum occupancy of 2,000 spectators. The Youth Palace also has a "Greater Coliseum" with a capacity of around 6,000 seats but the arena was damaged by fire in 2000. Commentators and fans have called for the "Greater Coliseum" to be renovated and used for Sigal Prishtina's home games.[1]

Gallery

International Honours

Balkan League : 1

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

KB Sigal Prishtina roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 4 Kosovo Azemi, Edmond 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – 19 September 1980
PG 5 United States Hulls, Jordan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 25 – 16 April 1990
PG 6 Kosovo Mekaj, Leonard 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – 27 February 1995
PG 7 United States Stitt, Demontez 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – 16 March 1989
SG 8 United States Coles, Julius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – 15 January 1989
PF 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bavčić, Edin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 30 – 6 May 1984
SF 10 Germany Jakupi, Mërgim 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 18 – 30 April 1997
SG 11 Kosovo Berisha, Dardan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – 15 November 1988
C 12 Republic of Macedonia Trajkovski, Bojan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 28 – 11 September 1986
SF 13 Kosovo Bajrami, Driton 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – 19 April 1992
PF 14 United States Mavunga, Julian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 16 – 24 January 1999
C 15 Kosovo Mazreku, Blerim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – 24 October 1981
SG Kosovo Sadiku, Kujtim 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 18 – 13 August 1996
SF Kosovo Pllana, Rinor 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 17 – 28 August 1997
Head coach
  • Republic of Macedonia Marjan Ilievski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kosovo Albert Sylejmani
  • Kosovo Fikret Shatri
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Edin Bavčić Blerim Mazreku
PF Julian Mavunga Bojan Trajkovski
SF Edmond Azemi Mergim Jakupi Driton Bajrami
SG Dardan Berisha Julius Coles Kujtim Sadiku
PG Jordan Hulls Demontez Stitt Leonard Mekaj

Notable former players

  • Albania Aleksander Damo
  • AlbaniaMontenegro Ersid Ljuca
  • BelizeUnited States Alex Carcamo
  • FranceUnited States Jimmal Ball
  • Cameroon Francois Affia
  • Cameroon Gaston Essengue
  • Cameroon Bertin Bihina
  • Croatia Božo Barac
  • Croatia Josip Blajić
  • Croatia Miljan Čustić
  • Croatia Pave Kuzmanić
  • Croatia Milan Parezanović
  • Kosovo Florian Miftari
  • Kosovo Samir Shaptahu
  • Kosovo Edmond Azemi
  • Kosovo Edis Kuraja
  • Kosovo Besnik Podvorica
  • LuxembourgAlbania Erkand Karaj
  • Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji Cekovski
  • Republic of Macedonia Pero Blazevski
  • Republic of Macedonia Ylber Jusufi
  • Switzerland Kosovo Afrim Tahiri
  • Switzerland Kosovo Gani Tahiri
  • United States Tarvis Williams
  • United States K'Zell Wesson
  • United States Jermaine Carlton
  • United States Brad Jones
  • United States Morris Jordan
  • United States Kei Madison
  • United States Marvett McDonald
  • United States Kenneth Mickie
  • United States Rasool Muhammad
  • United States Alvin Norman

External links

Notes and References

Notes:

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
  1. ↑ Getoar Mjeku, "Shpallje: Shes shpirtin," Plisi (27 Sept. 2014)